STAC Takes Down Jefferson on the Road, 6-1

Posted: Oct 04, 2021

Philadelphia, Pa. - After a hard fought match at New Haven last Friday, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Tennis team topped Jefferson University 6-1 on Monday afternoon in Philadelphia.

The Spartans claimed the doubles point with the tandem of Eliza Mulder and Vera Gak Anagrova winning 6-1 in No. 3 doubles. On the second court, Samanta Villegas Robles and Elita Silins won their matchup 6-3 at No. 2 doubles.

Giovanna Jallas was the first winner in singles for STAC, claiming the match in two sets, 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 6 position. Viktoriia Pavlovets won at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-2 to give St. Thomas Aquinas the 3-0 advantage. Elita Silins would extend the visitors lead to 4-0 with her 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 5 singles, followed by Eliza Mulder's 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7) triumph at the No. 4 spot to make it 5-0 Spartans. The Rams picked up a win in No. 3 singles, but No. 1 Karina Blas would close out the match with a 6-4, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (7) victory.

STAC 6/JEFFERSON 1 - OFFICIAL RESULTS

DOUBLES

1. Noelle Frenzel/Nicole Hrbkova (JEFF) def. Karina Blas/Viktoriia Pavlovets (STAC), 6-2

2. Samanta Villegas Robles/Elita Silins (STAC) def. Manny Zhang/Stanislava Norets (JEFF), 6-3

3. Eliza Mulder/Vera Gak Anagrova (STAC) def. Ines Blanc/Elisa Hardeski (JEFF), 6-1

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2*

SINGLES

1. Karina Blas (STAC) def. Noelle Frenzel (JEFF), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (7)

2. Viktoriia Pavlovets (STAC) def. Stanislava Norets (JEFF), 6-2, 6-2

3. Nicole Hrbkova (JEFF) def. Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC), 7-6 (4), 7-5

4. Eliza Mulder (STAC) def. Ines Blanc (JEFF), 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7)

5. Elita Silins (STAC) def. Manny Zhang (JEFF), 6-3, 6-4

6. Giovanna Jallas (STAC) def. Eliza Hardeski (JEFF), 6-1, 6-1

Order of finish: 6, 2, 5*, 4, 1, 3

Jefferson Record: 3-4, 1-2 CACC

STAC Record: 2-1, 0-1 ECC

Notes: Karina Blas was down 4-1 in the first set of her singles match, then won five straight games to take the set 6-4. Elita Silins and Eliza Mulder both went 2-0 on the afternoon with victories in both their doubles and singles contests.

Up Next:

St. Thomas Aquinas continues their five game road stand, next visiting Le Moyne College on Friday, October 8 for a 1pm matchup.